20 Apr
2002
20 Apr
'02
4:26 p.m.
On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
Yup. I spent lots of time with
that machine, and I've always remembered that
number. The RAM label said 4K. I am quite certain of it. Original Color Computer
4K?
The model 1 (aka "TRS-80") was available with 4K. When converting to the
"Level II [Microsoft] BASIC", it was usually upgraded to 16K. BUT,... it
WAS possible, with some difficulty, to get them to do the ROM upgrade
without the RAM expansion.
The naming of "Level II BASIC" often led to confusion, and erroneous
references to the machine as being "model 2"
I don't know whether the model 3 was available with 4K. I think that it
was.
I am confident that the model 2 (8" "business" computer) was never
available with 4K.
Oops. It was a Model III, diskless, with 4K RAM. I
always cornfuse the
II and III. Maybe it had Level II basic. Maybe I just don't know what
I'm talking about.
Model II with 4 K ?